[Elecraft] Best way to secure RF ground from 2nd floor?

[N2EY at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/19/08 8:50:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
dlestourgeon at cox.net writes:


> Here is a solution from a very old QST,

It's not from QST.

 and all I can say is it works 
> 
> for me. My shack is on the 2nd floor and I run several rigs w/ amps . I 
> was having RF everywhere until I tried this:
> - Run coax ( RG-8 or similar) from rig to a  real  good ground . Put a 
> .01 cap across the shield and center conductor at both ends. Cap needs 
> to be 2KV or better. You will be using the center conductor as your 
> connection to rig and the ground rod.You should also use an ATU as 
> mentioned in an earlier reply.

Have you tried just using the coax as a ground conductor, without the 
capacitors, and the center conductor tied to the shield?

73 de Jim, N2EY








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